hillycat

Hello @hillycat
 
Depending on your browser it has different steps.
Normally its under menu/settings > history > clear history > Cache option or some sort of variation.
 
hope that helps!

Hello @hillycat
 
Can you elaborate a little more? What part of results are you talking about?
Results of the test usually ends in a number for your speed in mbps or kbps.
 
The % generally is giving you an idea of your speed being higher or lower than your average once the most recent result is displayed.
 
Are you referring to something else?

@hillycat, Chances are the satellite beam is loaded with customers to the max, so each time someone or several customers are using the network for something other than email and browsing, the connection is saturated.
 
Search around for a DSL provider in your area, then come back to testmy.net before getting a plan, and search for results in your area.
 
testmy.net has a very large database to query results from.

Neither.
Your speed results are based on your connection to the outside world.
Your browser may be slow, so cleaning up history and cache (mostly cache) could resolve your issue.
 
Can you do something simple to speed up your connection? Yeah, pay more of your hard earned cash to your ISP to bump up your package.
But that isn't a solution you were looking for I assume.
 
Step One: Run a test on TMN
>> This is for you to see how much you are at initially
Step Two: Clear your browser cache (or history and cache) & disable add-ons and extensions
>> This will potentially speed up your browser
Step Three: Run a test on TMN again
>> Did the result change? Did it see any noticeable improvement? If it increased, your browser had way too much stuff bogging it down. if it decreased or stayed the same, then it isn't your browser that's causing the issue.
Step Four: Try a different computer/laptop/tablet/device on TMN.
>> Is the speed roughly the same? If yes, your internet is slow / limited, not your PC. If it is better, then your original PC probably has something slowing it down.
 
You'll need to troubleshoot! I'm cheap; so I rather not drop cash on a new PC only later to find out my internet connection is the issue.
You can do it! Any trouble, ask! I'm here to help as much as I can.  
 
(I'll try to keep my post short next time lol)

The type of connection you have, will lease and expire connections based on end device connectivity, or usage.
In other words, the IP address assigned to your device, is dynamic, meaning it is not specific to you. But will be used repeatedly on everyone connecting to the beam. 
 
In order to better track your results here at testmy.net, make sure you are logged in when testing. As you have yet to test, while being logged in. At that point, you have the ability to control what stays and what goes, within your database. As well as only your test results being shown, when you index through your results.